Note that while you can technically get the old one, you can only unlock the extra semester by maxing all-new confidants within a set time scale. However, you can only see a different side to his character if all content is unlocked.Īs there is a new story section, players could also expect new potential endings. Joker has to spend time with him like everyone else. Unlike the original, he does not level up automatically. It also improved the detective prince Goro Akechi, who has an entirely different confidant arc. It also doesn't blend seamlessly with what came before it.īesides a new semester, this edition also introduces new confidants, Takuto Maruki and Kasumi Yoshizawa. However, you will find that the additional plot section is a little tacked on.
This new semester comes with its own story segment and palace, which translate to around a month of time to clear the palace and mop up any unfinished confidants.
As mentioned, Persona 5 Royal adds a new semester at the end of Persona 5.